# LEGO 42181-1 — VTOL Heavy Cargo Spaceship LT81 (2024)

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The LEGO Technic VTOL Heavy Cargo Spaceship LT81 (42181) provides a detailed model for advanced interstellar cargo operations, featuring 1365 pieces. This futuristic craft executes transport missions to distant planets with its sophisticated mechanical functions. The model incorporates visible gears that synchronously rotate the VTOL engines, allowing for vertical takeoff and landing maneuvers. Builders can also activate the mechanism to extend and retract the sturdy landing gear and lower a functional claw to precisely grab the included cargo pod, which contains a miniature space rover for deployment. A robust handle integrated into the fuselage enables controlled movement during play. Furthermore, the spaceship features a special air-lock element, designed for seamless integration with other compatible LEGO space-themed playsets, expanding its utility within a larger cosmic fleet.

## Set facts

- Set number: 42181-1
- Name: VTOL Heavy Cargo Spaceship LT81
- Theme: Technic › Space
- Released: 2024
- Pieces: 1365
- Distinct part + colour lots: 178
- LEGO retail price: € 99,99
- Build difficulty: intermediate
- Repairability: 9.0% of this set's lots are hard to replace (16 of 178 part+colour combinations appear in three or fewer sets in the entire LEGO catalog).

## Complete parts list (178 lots, 1365 pieces)

Prices are the official LEGO Pick a Brick price per individual part, where LEGO publishes one.

| Qty | Part | Colour | Part no. | LEGO element ID | LEGO price each |
| ---: | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Sticker Sheet 2 for Set 42181-1 | Unknown | 10105337 | 6462850 | — |
| 1 | Sticker Sheet 1 for Set 42181-1 | Unknown | 10108368 | 6484642 | — |
| 2 | Windscreen 10 x 6 x 3 Bubble Canopy Double Tapered with Square Front Cutout | Trans-Black | 10312 | 6474470 | — |
| 14 | Technic Axle Pin 3L with Friction Ridges Lengthwise and 1L Axle | Red | 11214 | 6209519 | €0,29 |
| 1 | Technic Panel Fairing #21 5L Small Smooth, Side B | Black | 11946 | 6316923 | €0,38 |
| 1 | Technic Panel Fairing #22 5L Small Smooth, Side A | Black | 11947 | 6319983 | €0,38 |
| 4 | Technic Panel Curved 11 x 3 with 10 Pin Holes through Panel Surface | Black | 11954 | 6031916 | €1,00 |
| 8 | Technic Panel Curved 11 x 3 with 10 Pin Holes through Panel Surface | Reddish Orange | 11954 | 6469793 | — |
| 4 | Technic Panel Curved 11 x 3 with 10 Pin Holes through Panel Surface | White | 11954 | 6043318 | — |
| 4 | Wheel 18 x 8 with Fake Bolts and Deep Spokes with Inner Ring | Light Bluish Gray | 13971 | 6044729 | €0,21 |
| 3 | Technic Panel 3 x 11 x 1 | White | 15458 | 6055627 | €1,13 |
| 2 | Technic Axle 5 with Stop | Reddish Brown | 15462 | 6159763 | €0,11 |
| 2 | Tile Round 2 x 2 with Hole | Black | 15535 | 6143850 | €0,07 |
| 8 | Tile Special 1 x 1 with Clip with Rounded Edges | Black | 15712 | 6335388 | €0,12 |
| 3 | Technic Gear 20 Tooth Double Bevel with Axle Hole Type 1 [+ Opening] | Black | 18575 | 6346535 | €0,36 |
| 8 | Technic Axle Pin 3L with Friction Ridges Lengthwise and 2L Axle | Black | 18651 | 6089119 | €0,08 |
| 7 | Technic Pin Connector Round 1L [Beam] | White | 18654 | 6177114 | €0,05 |
| 20 | Technic Pin Connector Round 1L [Beam] | Black | 18654 | 6121485 | €0,05 |
| 2 | Plate Special 1 x 2 with Pin Hole Underneath | Black | 18677 | 6192309 | €0,07 |
| 1 | Technic Gear 16 Tooth with Clutch on Both Sides | Red | 18946 | 6100930 | €0,42 |
| 1 | Technic Pin Connector Hub with 1 Axle | White | 22961 | 6179606 | €0,13 |
| 10 | Technic Pin Connector Hub with 1 Axle | Light Bluish Gray | 22961 | 6123815 | €0,13 |
| 2 | Technic Panel Fairing #7 3L Very Small Smooth, Side A | Black | 2387 | 6510991 | €0,42 |
| 2 | Technic Panel Fairing #8 3L Very Small Smooth, Side B | Black | 2389 | 6513874 | €0,42 |
| 3 | Technic Beam 1 x 7 Thick with Alternating Holes | Black | 2391 | 6435016 | €0,38 |
| 4 | Technic Axle 11 | Light Bluish Gray | 23948 | 6178172 | €0,29 |
| 2 | Technic Panel Fairing #9 Medium Triangle Smooth | Reddish Orange | 2395 | 6510085 | €0,41 |
| 9 | Technic Panel Fairing #9 Medium Triangle Smooth | Black | 2395 | 6510081 | €0,41 |
| 2 | Technic Panel Fairing #10 Medium Triangle Smooth | Reddish Orange | 2403 | 6510091 | €0,41 |
| 9 | Technic Panel Fairing #10 Medium Triangle Smooth | Black | 2403 | 6510087 | €0,41 |
| 2 | Technic Panel Curved and Bent 6 x 3 | Black | 24116 | 6268009 | €0,71 |
| 4 | Technic Panel Curved 7 x 3 with 2 Pin Holes through Panel Surface | Black | 24119 | 6150082 | €0,63 |
| 5 | Technic Axle 3 with Stop | Reddish Brown | 24316 | 6135494 | €0,07 |
| 2 | Technic Beam 3 x 5 L-Shape with Alternating Holes | Black | 2477 | 6408182 | €0,51 |
| 12 | Brick Round 1 x 1 diameter Tube with 90 Degree Elbow (2 x 2 x 1) and Axle Holes (Crossholes) at each end | Yellow | 25214 | 6253294 | €0,23 |
| 4 | Antenna 8H Whip | Black | 2569 | 6265148 | €0,33 |
| 1 | Technic Link 1 x 16 | Red | 2637 | 6212053 | €0,50 |
| 2 | Technic Pin Connector Hub with 2 Axles | Dark Bluish Gray | 27940 | 6167281 | €0,17 |
| 1 | Plate Special 2 x 2 with 2 Pin Holes | Black | 2817 | 281726 | €0,15 |
| 1 | Lever Small Base with Black Lever | Black | 298c02 | 73587 | €0,19 |
| 2 | Plate 1 x 2 | Black | 3023 | 302326 | €0,08 |
| 1 | Tile 2 x 2 with Groove | White | 3068b | 306801 | €0,07 |
| 4 | Technic Brick 1 x 2 [2 Pin Holes] | Black | 32000 | 3200026 | €0,10 |
| 4 | Technic Beam 1 x 11.5 Double Bent Thick | Black | 32009 | 6271152 | €0,39 |
| 6 | Technic Axle and Pin Connector Angled #1 | Black | 32013 | 6284699 | €0,08 |
| 3 | Technic Axle and Pin Connector Angled #1 | Light Bluish Gray | 32013 | 6296859 | €0,08 |
| 2 | Technic Axle and Pin Connector Angled #2 - 180° | Black | 32034 | 6271869 | €0,11 |
| 8 | Technic Beam 3 x 3 L-Shape Thin | Black | 32056 | 6271810 | €0,31 |
| 40 | Technic Axle 2 Notched | Red | 32062 | 4142865 | €0,07 |
| 4 | Technic Beam 1 x 7 Thin | White | 32065 | 4205157 | — |
| 3 | Technic Knob Wheel | Black | 32072 | 6284188 | €0,27 |
| 2 | Technic Axle 5 | Light Bluish Gray | 32073 | 4211639 | €0,11 |
| 5 | Technic Axle 5 | Yellow | 32073 | 6130008 | €0,11 |
| 2 | Technic Bush 1/2 Smooth with Axle Hole Semi-Reduced | Yellow | 32123b | 6271167 | €0,04 |
| 19 | Technic Beam 2 x 4 L-Shape Thick | Black | 32140 | 6271825 | €0,15 |
| 4 | Technic Beam 1 x 9 Bent (7 - 3) Thick | Black | 32271 | 6276835 | €0,33 |
| 4 | Technic Beam 1 x 15 Thick | Black | 32278 | 4542573 | €0,42 |
| 2 | Technic Beam 1 x 15 Thick | White | 32278 | 4542578 | €0,42 |
| 7 | Technic Beam 1 x 5 Thick | Black | 32316 | 4142135 | €0,19 |
| 2 | Technic Beam 1 x 5 Thick | White | 32316 | 4249021 | €0,19 |
| 2 | Technic Beam 1 x 5 Thick | Reddish Orange | 32316 | 6475615 | — |
| 2 | Technic Beam 1 x 7 Bent (4 - 4) Thick | Black | 32348 | 6278125 | €0,27 |
| 4 | Technic Beam 1 x 4 Thin | Black | 32449 | 6327548 | €0,19 |
| 4 | Technic Beam 1 x 3 Thick | Yellow | 32523 | 4153707 | €0,10 |
| 8 | Technic Beam 1 x 3 Thick | White | 32523 | 4208160 | €0,10 |
| 3 | Technic Beam 1 x 7 Thick | White | 32524 | 4495927 | €0,25 |
| 4 | Technic Beam 1 x 7 Thick | Black | 32524 | 4495935 | €0,25 |
| 6 | Technic Beam 1 x 7 Thick | Light Bluish Gray | 32524 | 4495930 | €0,25 |
| 13 | Technic Beam 1 x 11 Thick | Reddish Orange | 32525 | 6469788 | €0,33 |
| 3 | Technic Beam 1 x 11 Thick | White | 32525 | 6028103 | €0,33 |
| 8 | Technic Beam 1 x 11 Thick | Black | 32525 | 6029578 | €0,33 |
| 6 | Technic Beam 3 x 5 L-Shape Thick | Light Bluish Gray | 32526 | 4211713 | €0,24 |
| 2 | Technic Pin Connector Plate with One Hole (Single on Bottom) | Black | 32529 | 4144023 | — |
| 2 | Technic Pin Connector Plate 1 x 2 x 1 2/3 [Two Holes On Top] | Black | 32530 | 4144024 | €0,13 |
| 2 | Technic Pin Connector Perpendicular Long | Light Bluish Gray | 32557 | 4211714 | €0,22 |
| 1 | Bar 1L with Clip [Cut Edges and One Side Hole] [Full Clip] | Black | 3484 | 6439039 | €0,07 |
| 2 | Technic Gear 20 Tooth Double Bevel with Clutch on Both Sides | Black | 35185 | 6224999 | €0,41 |
| 2 | Technic Gear 24 Tooth [New Style with Single Axle Hole] | Dark Bluish Gray | 3648b | 6133119 | €0,33 |
| 1 | Technic Pin without Friction Ridges Lengthwise | Light Bluish Gray | 3673 | 4211807 | €0,05 |
| 3 | Technic Axle 4 | Black | 3705 | 370526 | €0,08 |
| 3 | Technic Axle 4 | Red | 3705 | 6129995 | €0,08 |
| 5 | Technic Axle 6 | Black | 3706 | 370626 | €0,12 |
| 2 | Technic Axle 8 | Black | 3707 | 370726 | €0,22 |
| 4 | Plate 1 x 4 | Black | 3710 | 371026 | €0,12 |
| 17 | Technic Bush | Light Bluish Gray | 3713 | 6275844 | €0,05 |
| 2 | Technic Axle 10 | Black | 3737 | 373726 | €0,25 |
| 1 | Technic Axle Pin without Friction Ridges Lengthwise | Tan | 3749 | 4666579 | €0,06 |
| 4 | Cone 4 x 4 x 2, Axle Hole [Plain] | Black | 3943b | 4143243 | €0,48 |
| 2 | Dish 4 x 4 Inverted [Radar] | Light Bluish Gray | 3960 | 4211664 | €0,24 |
| 1 | Technic Beam Frame 11 x 15 | Black | 39790 | 6295161 | — |
| 17 | Technic Pin Long without Friction Ridges, with Anti-Roll Notch | Tan | 39888 | 6321305 | €0,08 |
| 4 | Plate Round 2 x 2 with Axle Hole Type 1 (+ Opening) | Black | 4032a | 403226 | €0,06 |
| 8 | Technic Beam 1 x 9 Thick | White | 40490 | 6001831 | €0,29 |
| 11 | Technic Beam 1 x 9 Thick | Black | 40490 | 4645732 | €0,29 |
| 16 | Technic Axle and Pin Connector Perpendicular 3L with 2 Pin Holes | Light Bluish Gray | 42003 | 6273724 | €0,12 |
| 6 | Technic Axle Connector with Axle Hole [Reinforced] | Dark Bluish Gray | 42135 | 6375679 | €0,27 |
| 2 | Technic Axle Connector with Axle Hole [Reinforced] | Black | 42135 | 6331716 | €0,27 |
| 4 | Technic Driving Ring Connector Smooth [2 rounded and 2 flat side walls] | Black | 42195 | 6286381 | €0,13 |
| 116 | Technic Pin Long with Friction Ridges Lengthwise, 1 Center Slot | Black | 42924 | 6299413 | €0,10 |
| 64 | Technic Axle Pin with Friction Ridges Lengthwise | Black | 43093 | 4206482 | €0,06 |
| 2 | Technic Beam 1 x 2 Thick | Light Bluish Gray | 43857 | 4211862 | €0,12 |
| 1 | Dish 3 x 3 Inverted [Radar] | Light Bluish Gray | 43898 | 6070564 | €0,17 |
| 1 | Technic Axle 7 | Light Bluish Gray | 44294 | 4211805 | €0,16 |
| 4 | Technic Axle 7 | Yellow | 44294 | 6130009 | €0,16 |
| 3 | Technic Pin Connector Hub with 2 Pins with Friction Ridges Lengthwise [Small Squared Pin Holes] | Red | 44874 | 6323573 | €0,18 |
| 22 | Technic Axle 3 | Light Bluish Gray | 4519 | 4211815 | €0,05 |
| 1 | Technic Steering Wheel Pilot's Yoke [Closed Top] | Dark Bluish Gray | 49151 | 6431478 | — |
| 1 | Brick Special 1 x 6 x 4 with 4 Pin Holes and Opening | Reddish Orange | 49699 | 6468285 | — |
| 2 | Technic Steering / CV Ball Joint Female 4L | Dark Bluish Gray | 52730 | 6261793 | €0,44 |
| 2 | Technic Steering / CV Ball Joint Male 3L | Light Bluish Gray | 52731 | 6262968 | €0,36 |
| 3 | Technic Knob Wheel 45° Offset | Light Bluish Gray | 5405 | 6469530 | €0,68 |
| 2 | Technic Axle 8 with Stop | Dark Bluish Gray | 55013 | 4499858 | €0,21 |
| 4 | Wheel 30.4 x 20 without Pinholes, with Reinforced Rim | Black | 56145 | 4299389 | €0,50 |
| 7 | Light Cover 1 x 1 Round with Internal Bar / Bionicle Barraki Eye | Trans-Orange | 58176 | 6507868 | €0,07 |
| 1 | Technic Axle Connector Smooth [with x Hole + Orientation] | Red | 59443 | 4513174 | €0,06 |
| 12 | Technic Axle Connector Smooth [with x Hole + Orientation] | Black | 59443 | 4512363 | €0,06 |
| 16 | Cone 1 x 1 [Top Groove] | Trans-Light Blue | 59900 | 6514027 | €0,08 |
| 10 | Technic Beam 1 x 2 Thick with Pin Hole and Axle Hole | Black | 60483 | 6265091 | €0,07 |
| 18 | Technic Beam 1 x 2 Thick with Pin Hole and Axle Hole | White | 60483 | 6265135 | €0,07 |
| 2 | Technic Beam 3 x 3 T-Shape Thick | Black | 60484 | 4552347 | €0,18 |
| 2 | Technic Axle 9 | Yellow | 60485 | 6130010 | €0,21 |
| 2 | Technic Axle 9 | Light Bluish Gray | 60485 | 4535768 | €0,21 |
| 4 | Tyre Offset Tread with Center Band 23 x 7 | Black | 61254 | 4541455 | €0,24 |
| 249 | Technic Pin with Friction Ridges Lengthwise with No Center Slots | Black | 61332 | 6279875 | €0,06 |
| 12 | Plate Round 1 x 1 with Solid Stud | Trans-Clear | 6141 | 6514052 | €0,04 |
| 2 | Technic Universal Joint 3L [Complete Assembly] | Light Bluish Gray | 61903 | 6335279 | €0,74 |
| 2 | Technic Pin Connector Round [Slotted] | White | 62462 | 6173116 | €0,06 |
| 2 | Technic Pin Connector Round [Slotted] | Black | 62462 | 6173119 | €0,06 |
| 8 | Technic Pin Connector Round [Slotted] | Yellow | 62462 | 6173122 | €0,06 |
| 4 | Technic Axle and Pin Connector Perpendicular Triple | Black | 63869 | 6362991 | €0,17 |
| 3 | Bar 6L with Stop Ring | White | 63965 | 6170419 | €0,08 |
| 4 | Technic Panel Fairing #17 Large Smooth, Side A | White | 64392 | 4547031 | — |
| 2 | Technic Panel Fairing #6 Long Smooth, Side B | Reddish Orange | 64393 | 6469789 | — |
| 1 | Technic Panel Fairing #6 Long Smooth, Side B | White | 64393 | 4558797 | €0,74 |
| 1 | Technic Panel Fairing #13 Large Short Smooth, Side A | White | 64394 | 6030433 | €0,69 |
| 1 | Technic Panel Fairing #14 Large Short Smooth, Side B | White | 64680 | 6030432 | €0,71 |
| 1 | Technic Panel Fairing #5 Long Smooth, Side A | White | 64681 | 4558802 | €0,74 |
| 2 | Technic Panel Fairing #5 Long Smooth, Side A | Reddish Orange | 64681 | 6469790 | — |
| 4 | Technic Panel Fairing #18 Large Smooth, Side B | White | 64682 | 4547025 | — |
| 3 | Technic Panel 5 x 11 x 1 | White | 64782 | 4580019 | — |
| 36 | Technic Pin Long with Friction Ridges Lengthwise and Stop Bush [2 Lateral Holes, Small Pin Hole] | Black | 65304 | 6321745 | €0,13 |
| 50 | Technic Axle and Pin Connector Perpendicular | Black | 6536 | 6261371 | €0,10 |
| 2 | Technic Axle and Pin Connector Perpendicular | White | 6536 | 6261372 | €0,10 |
| 2 | Rotor Blade 3 x 19 with 3 Holes | White | 65422 | 6469794 | — |
| 17 | Technic Pin Connector Hub with 1 Pin with Friction Ridges Lengthwise [Square Holes] | White | 65487 | 6282148 | €0,11 |
| 18 | Technic Pin Connector Hub with 1 Pin with Friction Ridges Lengthwise [Square Holes] | Black | 65487 | 6282140 | €0,11 |
| 2 | Technic Pin Connector Hub with 1 Pin with Friction Ridges Lengthwise [Square Holes] | Light Bluish Gray | 65487 | 6282142 | €0,11 |
| 2 | Technic Beam 1 x 9 Bent (6 - 4) Thick | White | 6629 | 4112278 | — |
| 4 | Technic Beam 1 x 3 Thin | Black | 6632 | 6331723 | €0,25 |
| 12 | Technic Beam 1 x 3 Thin | White | 6632 | 6360038 | €0,25 |
| 1 | Technic Beam Frame 3 x 19 with 2 Center Cross Beams, 3 Openings Thick | Dark Bluish Gray | 67491 | 6396964 | €3,28 |
| 6 | Technic Axle and Pin Connector Perpendicular Double Split [Reinforced] | Black | 69819 | 6349281 | €0,46 |
| 2 | Technic Panel Fairing 2 x 3 x 1 | White | 71682 | 6334548 | €0,47 |
| 12 | Technic Panel Fairing 2 x 3 x 1 | Black | 71682 | 6331026 | €0,47 |
| 2 | Technic Beam 2 x 3 L-Shape with Quarter Ellipse Thick | White | 71708 | 6345327 | €0,22 |
| 3 | Technic Beam 1 x 15 Thick with Alternating Holes | Black | 71710 | 6321716 | €0,76 |
| 1 | Technic Beam 1 x 11 Thick with Alternating Holes | Black | 73507 | 6330585 | €0,65 |
| 12 | Technic Pin Long 3l, No Friction Ridges, with Stop and Hole | Light Bluish Gray | 77765 | 6338962 | €0,18 |
| 4 | Support Girder 7 x 16 | Black | 79768 | 6439563 | €2,80 |
| 2 | Technic Panel Curved 5 x 7 Parallelogram Left | White | 80267 | 6394077 | — |
| 2 | Technic Panel Curved 5 x 7 Parallelogram Right | White | 80268 | 6394079 | — |
| 4 | Technic Panel 3 x 2 x 5 | Light Bluish Gray | 80285 | 6476998 | €0,93 |
| 6 | Technic Panel 3 x 2 x 5 | White | 80285 | 6420460 | — |
| 6 | Technic Panel 3 x 2 x 5 | Black | 80285 | 6399568 | €0,93 |
| 1 | Technic Beam 2 x 5 L-Shape with Quarter Ellipse Thick | Red | 80286 | 6407068 | €0,29 |
| 2 | Technic Beam 2 x 5 L-Shape with Quarter Ellipse Thick | Black | 80286 | 6407066 | €0,29 |
| 2 | Technic Axle 4 with Stop | Dark Bluish Gray | 87083 | 6083620 | €0,07 |
| 1 | Bar 3L | Black | 87994 | 6093525 | €0,06 |
| 35 | Technic Pin 1/2 with Friction | Red | 89678 | 6378120 | €0,08 |
| 2 | Technic Panel Fairing 2 x 1 x 1 | White | 89679 | 6434569 | €0,16 |
| 2 | Technic Gear 16 Tooth Reinforced [New Style] | Light Bluish Gray | 94925 | 4640536 | €0,21 |
| 4 | Tile Round 1 x 1 | Yellow | 98138 | 6284577 | €0,04 |
| 4 | Tile Round 1 x 1 | Black | 98138 | 6284070 | €0,04 |
| 2 | Tile Round 1 x 1 with Black Off-Center Dot/Circle/Eye print | White | 98138pr0273 | 6384891 | €0,13 |
| 6 | Large Figure Weapon, Barrel with 2 Pin Holes and 3 Axle Holes | Trans-Light Blue | 98585 | 4654432 | — |
| 2 | Technic Turntable Small Top | Light Bluish Gray | 99009 | 4652235 | €0,44 |
| 2 | Technic Turntable Small Base, 28 Tooth | Black | 99010 | 6326620 | €0,65 |
| 4 | Pneumatic Hose Connector with Axle Connector | Dark Bluish Gray | 99021 | 6265669 | €0,15 |

## Notes

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- Inventory data is based on official LEGO inventories via the Rebrickable catalog, updated daily.
- Part images, minifigure lists and related sets are on the set page: https://www.brickmissing.com/sets/42181-1-vtol-heavy-cargo-spaceship-lt81